| 单词 | irritable |
| 释义 | irritable adjective ➡ see also the entry for moody另见 moody 条irritable ♦︎ sullen ♦︎ bad-tempered ♦︎ grumpy ♦︎ morose ♦︎ sulky ♦︎ petulantthese words all describe people who are in a bad, angry and/or silent mood.这些词均表示易怒的、阴郁的、闷闷不乐的。patterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆an irritable / a sullen / a bad-tempered / a grumpy / a morose man◆a sulky / petulant child◆to look sullen / grumpy / morose / sulky / petulant■ irritable /ɪrɪtəbl/ getting annoyed easily; showing your anger易怒的；暴躁的◆he was tired and irritable.他劳累而烦躁。◆she waved him away with an irritable gesture.她气恼地挥手赶走了他。 ➡ see also irritate → annoy , irritated → annoyed , irritating → annoying , irritation → frustration ■ sullen (disapproving) silent and angry, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的，阴郁的（尤指在他人看来没有道理的）◆sullen teenagers阴郁的少年◆he lapsed into a sullen silence.他陷入了阴郁的沉默。■ bad-tempered often angry; in an angry mood易怒的；发脾气的◆her husband was a bad-tempered man.她丈夫脾气暴躁。◆what's making her so bad-tempered?她为什么这么爱发火？■ grumpy (informal, often disapproving) not happy with things and complaining a lot, especially in a way that annoys other people脾气坏的，爱发牢骚的（尤指令人不悦的）◆pay no attention to his moods－he's just a grumpy old man.别在意他的坏脾气，他就是个性情暴躁的老头。■ morose /mərəʊs; name məroʊs/ (written) angry and unhappy and not talking very much阴郁的；生闷气的；闷闷不乐的◆she just sat there looking morose.她就那样神情阴郁地坐在那儿。■ sulky (disapproving) silent because you are angry about sth, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的，阴郁的（尤指在他人看来没有道理的）◆sarah had looked sulky all morning.萨拉整个上午都一脸不高兴的样子。 ➡ see also sulk → temper noun , sulk → brood verb note 辨析 sullen or sulky?typically, children are sulky: if you describe an adult as sulky it suggests that they are behaving like a child. sullen is an even more disapproving word: people can be sullen on a particular occasion or it can describe their whole character because they behave like that all the time. * sulky 通常形容孩子闷闷不乐；如果用于形容成年人，则暗指其孩子气。sullen 是个更具贬义的词，既可指人在某特定时刻闷闷不乐，亦可指人性情阴郁，总是郁郁寡欢。■ petulant /petjulənt; name petʃələnt/ (written, disapproving) bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的；耍性子的；赌气的◆he behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。irritable /ɪrɪtəbl/ getting annoyed easily; showing your anger易怒的；暴躁的◆he was tired and irritable.他劳累而烦躁。◆she waved him away with an irritable gesture.她气恼地挥手赶走了他。 ➡ see also irritate → annoy , irritated → annoyed , irritating → annoying , irritation → frustration irritable/ˈɪrɪtəbl ||; ˈɪrətəbḷ/adj becoming angry easily 易怒的；暴躁的: ◇to be/feel/get irritable 觉得╱变得烦躁 ➔irritability /ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti ||; ˌɪrətəˈbɪlətɪ/ noun [u] ➔irritably /-əbli ||; -əblɪ/ adv irritablesee ⇨ angry 13 ir·ri·ta·ble /`ɪrətəbḷ; ˈɪrɪtəbəl/adjeasily annoyed 易怒的，易发脾气的:◇he's always irritable in the morning. 早上他总是脾气急躁。 |
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